Scientists claim that the oceans are not more than 10% studied by science. In the waters of the Pacific Ocean, scientific research is constantly being carried out, moving humanity closer and closer to unraveling all the inexplicable that conceal its depths.
Presenting the top 10 most famous and inexplicable events that took place in the Pacific Ocean.
10. The Philadelphia Experiment
This experiment, the reality of which is called into question by scientists, was allegedly carried out by the United States military in 1943 in the Pacific Ocean. During this experiment, supposedly disappeared, and after a few tens of kilometers, the destroyer Eldridge with the entire crew arose in a matter of seconds. It is also likely that this experiment will be related to the development by the US military of the technique of light-masking ships with the help of illumination in order to reduce their distinguishability to the enemy.
U.S. authorities then and now have denied the very fact of such an experiment, however, despite this, rumors about it continue to spread. Eldridge crew members who have survived to this day confirm the version of the authorities and insist that the so-called Philadelphia experiment is nothing more than an invention of journalists.
9. The disappearance of Amelia Earhart
More than 75 years have passed since this tragic event. Then the plane, controlled by a female pilot from the USA - Amelia Earhart, disappeared without a trace from the radar. What caused her death is still unknown. Amelia planned to fly to Howland Island. Some time after the last radiogram, the pilots tried several times to establish voice communication with the captain of the ship accompanying the aircraft to their destination. However, none of these attempts were successful. Most likely, the reason for this was the breakdown of the antenna on board the aircraft. There was very little to Howland Island when communications with the aircraft were completely cut off. What exactly prevented the pilot from landing the car, as planned, on the island, remains a mystery.
8. Face at the bottom
Lloyd Stewart Carpenter, while studying the relief of the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, was amazed to find that the topography of this area is very similar to the face of a person. This served as the author of the discovery wrote an entire book on the development of this theory. For most of his colleagues, such a hypothesis at best causes a grin. However, its supporters are still located.
7. Bomb Mark4
In 1950, the U.S. military in the Pacific Ocean lost an atomic warhead. This happened during transportation. At some point, the engine of the aircraft caught fire, and in order to secure the crew of the aircraft, it was decided to drop the bomb into the water. Fortunately, she did not detonate. And after almost 65 years she was completely accidentally found while studying the bottom.
6. The giants of the depths
In the most extreme depths of the Pacific Ocean, huge marine inhabitants live - giant squids. Their length can reach 15 meters. The fact of their existence is now scientifically confirmed, therefore these creatures are no longer considered mythical. However, researchers in the Pacific still question the possibility of the existence of such creatures, whose length would reach 30 meters.
5. Purple sphere
This phenomenon appeared before scientists quite recently - in 2016. The mysterious inside glowing purple sphere, the size of which reached several centimeters in diameter, was seen on the ocean floor near the coast of Southern California. An unknown creature was discovered with the help of the scientific research vessel Nautilus. When the researchers saw this object, they were simply shocked, because none of them had any idea what or whom they had to face. Scientists have hypothesized that the sphere is nothing more than an unexplored variety of plankton.
4. giant shark
While studying the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, scientists managed to take pictures of a giant shark. The study found that its true size is about 18 meters! It is hard for a simple layman to believe this, but the facts speak for themselves. There is a version that at the very depths of the ocean there are creatures whose size significantly exceeds even such instances.
3. Yonaguni Pyramids
The mysterious underwater pyramids located near Yonaguni Island to this day become the subject of fierce debate among scientists, because it is still unclear: is this a pure creation of nature or a man-made statue of man? The history of the study of these mysterious buildings begins in 1986, when divers saw an unusual rock formation at a depth of 30 meters. Pictures of unusual pyramids immediately circled the front pages of the most authoritative publications. Traces of processing are clearly visible on the stone blocks, which indicates that these pyramids were made by man.
2. Signal Bloop
This sound was recorded in 1997. After 15 years, scientists concluded that the source of this unusual sound is the displacement of ice fields or the natural movement of icebergs.
There is also a version that this sound belongs to a living being, as yet unexplored by science. According to the main characteristics of the signal, we can conclude that this creature is probably a huge size - much larger than a blue whale.
1. Unknown animal
During another study of the topography of the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of California, scientists found an incomprehensible formation. At the bottom there was a large trace, at the end of which there was a spherical object about 4 meters in diameter. What this object was to this day is unknown to anyone. Around this riddle, many hypotheses are built, both plausible and not very. Of course, the average layman is much more interested in theories that tell of fantastic sea creatures that have lived on the seabed since prehistoric times. Well, so far, none of these versions is either confirmed or refuted.